Matchmaking machine



H. KUGLER March 24, 1931 MATcHMAK-ING MACHINE Filed June l5,

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fwn/TOR f Patented Mar. 24, 193

` Y n y l 1.797,350f- HEINRICH KUGLER. orl ZURICH', 'y swITzVER-mlvp; Assi'eivrmV y JHNN; iiEssLnn: 'AND e- Y y Aenormen FISCHER, Born oF-annrcir, sWr/zERLaNn f. Y i f Y MTCHMAKING' MACHNE i The present invention relates to improvements in match-making machines and hasV particularreferenceto'a device for dipping the! rows of splints.

5r Devices for' dipping the rowsof splints are known which are 'provided vwith special actuated members,l for'instance' stirring blades,V

for thoroughly mixing the dipping liquid lor paste contained in a vesselinorder to maintain it ma uniform condition. These actuated mixing 'or stirringl members get covered with the dipping paste which solidifies even 'during short' intervals in the working of the match-making machinegthe solidified i ignitible' mass'may be ignited by'but smallA friction, for instance, even by a'match'falling n on it, whereby the wholecontent of the vessel '-Inay. explode. l Furthermore these''actuzdzjed members causevery readily a foaming of thedipping' mass'which impedes a uniform.y application of the mass to the splints" and causes a tedious cleaning workpwhen the machine is stopped;

The object of theVV present invention isto overcome these drawbacks. VTo this end the .device for dipping thel splints is provided, ac-

cording to the inventionywithfa vessel serv-` ingas container for the dipping-mass and having inner channels one joining to the other for the purpose of guiding the dipping mass lin the circumferential direction' of theV vessel when it is raised and flows back by theV up and down movement of the dipping table.

-Thus a thorough mixing of Vthe dipping mass is obtained in the required manner without causing any foaming of the mass. Any

danger of catching fire or of an explosion is diminished, a uniform application of the dipping mass to the splints is ensured and the Workl of cleaning the match-making machine is facilitated. Y

A constructional example of the dipping device according to the present invention will i; now be described withV reference to the ac companying drawings7 in which only those parts of the match-making machine are illus-y trated which are necessary for the compre-V hension of the invention. In the drawings: Fig. 1 is an elevation of that part of a ./Fig. ,3 shows lin a: vertical section. thecon ln the drawings l denotes the vessel orf-confv .tainer for the dipping mass or paste lwhich isi of arectangular shape in plan-view. The

vessel-1 isl fittedfwith-wheels 2 running on. rails j3.. i Within :the vessel l the; dipping.- table 41-is.adapted,to` be raised and-lowered."

To this end'the dipping table l is'suspended machine whatwe-dipping at rightV alongnneii-II from two; arms 5 link'ed-attheir lower ends.

' tov the Atable and at their upper` end :to plates: 6 `each cooperatingfwith-a vertical` guidance 7.

secu-red `tothe -franie4 '8- jof the match-making machine. f `The fvertical reciprocatingmotion of the; `plate..`l 61 isrderived from' a cam vdisk.` 9 `with thegroove 1.0...f which a roller. 11v at vone armof a bell crank lever- 12 cooperates. ,The

other arm ofthe bell crank lever Miel-inkedby meansof aconnec'ting jrod 13 to thei'plate- 6..- The vcam disk- 9A is `rotated-frma' main voi- 1 driving shaft 1.4, through they,nternlediaryY of `a spur-gearing'l shaft 16',` bevel gear 17.

and-shaftldto winch-the'.cani disk; 9 is fseecured. [A .scraper .19` is furthery,provided adapted -to cooperate -with the dippingtable;-V

4 and-carrying out a-reciprocating. movementy in` the; `horizontal direction across the table... The scraperlf) is lI'nounted'ili af head 20 guided on a horizontalyguide rail 21 andmovedit'o and fro by means of a rocking lever 22,1avr

further guide vblock23 andlinls2et and 25. The splints 26 are f inserted in av known manner ingperforated bars 27rwhich^are moved alongguide` rails fin a.y known manner,` which does? not ventio'n.l f if The container l is-.provided with a bottom..

28 having surfaces 29 .and Sil-inclined. in the transverse/'direction of the container towards the' 'longitudinal axis `of thelatter. :..In aca-'- table 4 *iS cesl and:- 32. The container lfis provided on. its four .le'c

cordance therewith the dippin f provided Vwith" twol inclined sura gfrvform part of the-.present in circumferential sides with ribs 33, all of which are inclined in a similardirection and the ribs on the same side of the container are parallel to each other with the exception of the ribs provided in the four corners of the container. By means of these ribs 33 inner inclined channels 34 are formed on all four sides of the circumference of the container l which join to each other at'both ends and reach in a plan view near to thepath of movement of the dipping table 4, which is shown in chain-dotted lines in Fig. 3 in its uppermost position.

During the; downward movement of the dipping table 4 a displacementV of the dippingmass in the container 1 occurs. The dip-v ping mass, which is pressed in the upward directioniat the sides ofthe container by the lowered dipping table 4, is conducted by the channels 34 in'an inclined upward direction so that it flows over in the` direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 4 from a channel A34 into the adjacent channel 34, i. e. to the next channel of the row of channels 34. Upon the subsequent upward movement of the dipping table 4the dipping mass flows in the channels 9 rin the .downward direction, i.V e. `in a direction oppositeto the former flow, and is moved during the following downward movement of the Vtable 4 in an inclined upward directiony in the channels 34 and is thus Vtransitorily moved by one step further along the circumference of the container l in the direction indicated by the arrow in'Fig.` 5,

.- andso on. The ,dippingY mass removed so far from the' upwardly moved dipping table 4 by the scraper 19 that only a layer of, for

instance, 3 millimetres thickness remains on the table, (the dipping layer'for the splints),

is alsoconducted by the channels34 in an inclined-'downward direction; the same occurs with the dipping mass scraped ofi' the table when cleaning the latter.

` In consequence of the above described inf clined upward and downwardmovement of the dipping/mass and ofitslstep Vby step transitory movement along the circumference of the container the dipping mass is subjected topa thorough mixing action without foaming@ The uniform condition of the dipping mass is thus always maintained.

I claim:

nl. In avdevice forldipping splints Yin, a

match-making machine, 'in combination, a Y* l 4container for receiving the` dipping mass,

l and a dipping table adapted to move up and Y down within said container, said container being provided with inclined channels arranged outside of the range of the up and down moving dipping table on theV walls of the container for conducting the dipping mass displaced by the movement of the table and causing a transitory movement of said mass along the walls of the container.

2."In a device for dipping splints` in aV matchmaking machine, in combination, a container for receiving the dipping mass, and a dipping table adapted to move up and downV within said container, inclined ribs being provided on the inner sides of the walls of said` container and having their inner edges near the path of movement of said dipping tables, said ribs forming between them inclined channels for conducting the dipping displaced. by themovement of the table and causing a transitory movementof said mass along the walls of the container.

A4.l In a device Jfor dipping splints in a match making machine, inA combination, a containerfor receiving thedippingmass, and

a dipping table adapted to move up and down within said container, said container being provided withV inclined` channels arranged outside the range ofthe up and down moving dipping table on 'the wallsof thev container' for conducting the dipping mass displaced by the movement of thetable andk causing a transitory movement of said mass along thewalls ot the container, saidinclined chan nels inclining in alhorizontal direction in relation tothe inovementi'of` thedipping mass.

In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification..

- y HEINRICH KUGLER. 

